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Yamato 981165 | |||||||||||||||||
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Basic information | Name: Yamato 981165 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: Y-981165 Observed fall: No Year found: 1998 Country: Antarctica [Collected by National Institute of Polar Research, Japan] Mass: 49.8 g | ||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 598 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as Eucrite. [show all] Search for other: Achondrites, Eucrites, and HED achondrites | ||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 20 Jun 2010 | ||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MN J19:
Yamato 981165 (Y 981165) Antarctica Found: 1998 Classification: HED achondrite (Eucrite) Petrography: The section shows a fine-grained (~0.1-0.2 mm) ophitic to subophitic texture of pyroxene and plagioclase, and minor opaque minerals. Glassy mesostasis occurs. Low-Ca pyroxene contains very fine exsolution lamellae of augite. Geochemistry: Pyroxene compositions are Fs32-61Wo7-39, and FeO/MnO = ~31. Classification: This rock is a eucrite. | ||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB98 Table 2 Line 564: |
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Institutions and collections |
NIPR: Antarctic Meteorite Research Center, National Institute of Polar Research, 10-3 Midori-cho, Tachikawa, Tokyo 190-8518, Japan; Website (institutional address; updated 9 Dec 2013) |
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References: | Published in Meteorite newsletter : Japanese collection of Antarctic meteorites /Meteorite newsletter : Japanese collection of Antarctic meteorites ,19, (2010-03) Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 98, MAPS 45, 1530-1551 (2010)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 44543 approved meteorites from Antarctica (plus 3802 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||
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